In the midst of the mind leaps,
that allow us to feel and believe in the ways and things that we choose to feel and believe,
And then wondering why we keep talking past each other;
In an echo chamber using a loud speaker,
Wondering what it means to be educated and in the know.
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Inspired by observing and experiencing a couple of broken relationships; torn families with children placed in really unfair positions (including grand mothers getting involved in the drama); coverage of Gaza on CNN and Fox News (literally sat and watched Fox News for 2 hours, which was surprisingly educational); coverage of Gaza on my Facebook news feed (which is largely an echo chamber of my Pakistani and Arab friends); and reading about general Salafist progress from ISIS in Northern Iraq to the out-of-control atrocities in Gurjanwala.
that allow us to feel and believe in the ways and things that we choose to feel and believe,
And then wondering why we keep talking past each other;
In an echo chamber using a loud speaker,
Wondering what it means to be educated and in the know.
***
Inspired by observing and experiencing a couple of broken relationships; torn families with children placed in really unfair positions (including grand mothers getting involved in the drama); coverage of Gaza on CNN and Fox News (literally sat and watched Fox News for 2 hours, which was surprisingly educational); coverage of Gaza on my Facebook news feed (which is largely an echo chamber of my Pakistani and Arab friends); and reading about general Salafist progress from ISIS in Northern Iraq to the out-of-control atrocities in Gurjanwala.
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